Behind My Back My Friends Still Love Me Poem by RIC BASTASA

no friend betrays me
because they all love me
be it at the front
or behind my back
they all are enchanted by my charm
and they like my hugs so warm
the one that rushes blood to their hearts

despite their heavy work and tight schedules
far from me
in other states and the edges of the world
they still have time to say hello
and tell me
they miss me

i am full of joy
receiving and mutualizing what they are giving me
with such abundance of the heart
our mouths speak
nothing but love
and friendship

our hearts leaping with joy
our hands raised in praise
for friendships true
like flowers blooming
in the early coming
of spring

long sunny summers
cool breeze
banana boats and
surfing boards
to the sea of life
with so much to offer

what a life!
what a joy!

come! let me touch
your trembling hands
let your kind soul
taste the chinese soup in our bowl